WHO FREAKED YOU OUT?

[KYGOTC]

Sorta. Its from "Pee Wees Big Adventure" movie.

[Saucerman]

This handsome fellow (from the film FUNHOUSE) haunted my nightmares for years as a child:

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Funny thing is, I never even saw this movie until last year.  When I was a kid I borrowed every book my library had on movie monsters a million times.  Those books were my introduction to the Metaluna Mutant, The Martian from The War of the Worlds, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Mole Men, and dozens of others.  There was a STILL IMAGE of this monster in one book, and the sight of it terrified me. 

[Allhallowsday]

This handsome fellow (from the film FUNHOUSE) haunted my nightmares for years as a child:

http://www.latexmaskcentral.com/images/johncaplinfunhousemonster.jpg

Funny thing is, I never even saw this movie until last year.  When I was a kid I borrowed every book my library had on movie monsters a million times.  Those books were my introduction to the Metaluna Mutant, The Martian from The War of the Worlds, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Mole Men, and dozens of others.  There was a STILL IMAGE of this monster in one book, and the sight of it terrified me. 

I saw that on pretty early cable television for my family about a year after it had been released (and tanked, if I'm right.)  Great little horrible movie, and I am a huge fan of TOBE HOOPER, the director who also gave us his masterpiece the original TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. 

[Undead]

The kid in The Shining freaked the hell out of me. To this day, it's the only horror movie I won't watch alone. Jack isn't scary because... well, he's Jack! But that rubbery-faced little kid is pure evil. For me, the scariest moment in the whole movie is where the kid's in bed listening to his parents argue and opens his mouth in that silent scream expression. *shudder*

Speaking of creepy facial expressions, Shelley Duvall's contorted face when she's leaning against the wall screaming while Jack's taking an axe to the door also creeped me out.

[Allhallowsday]

The kid in The Shining freaked the hell out of me. To this day, it's the only horror movie I won't watch alone. Jack isn't scary because... well, he's Jack! But that rubbery-faced little kid is pure evil. For me, the scariest moment in the whole movie is where the kid's in bed listening to his parents argue and opens his mouth in that silent scream expression. *shudder*

Speaking of creepy facial expressions, Shelley Duvall's contorted face when she's leaning against the wall screaming while Jack's taking an axe to the door also creeped me out.

I'll get that contorted face for ya...!!

[Rev. Powell]

The scene where Jack embraces the sexy spirit woman both fascinated and freaked me out as a teenager.  I found the twin girls pretty creepy at the time, too. 

And Willy Wonka with an axe freaks me out as a grown up.

[Allhallowsday]

The scene where Jack embraces the sexy spirit woman both fascinated and freaked me out as a teenager.  I found the twin girls pretty creepy at the time, too. 

And Willy Wonka with an axe freaks me out as a grown up.

Oh really...?

[Undead]

I'll get that contorted face for ya...!!

Hehehe - thanks! Somehow Willy Wonka with an axe makes that scene less disturbing for me.

[Pilgermann]

1975 - Picnic At Hanging Rock  This film is based on a true story.  The girls of Appleyard College go on a school trip to Hanging Rock on Valentine's Day, 1900, and several of them disappear inexplicably while exploring.  I can't really delve into further details without betraying the film's mystery, but this is definitely an eerie tale.  For those of you who are fans of The Cars That Ate Paris, you might consider checking out a good Peter Weir film. 

That movie made me feel rather frightened.  It's an amazing and strange film.

When I was a wee one I was pretty much terrified of any depiction of aliens with the large black eyes.  They still weird me out a tiny bit, but don't fill me with terror like they used to.  Thank God I never saw Communion when I was a kid!

I was also scared of The Blob (I loved that movie but I always imagined the Blob creeping up the stairwell at night) the John Carpenter version of The Thing, many parts of Creepshow, the scene where Mr. Dark is aging rapidly on the carousel in Something Wicked This Way Comes (which I thought was generally quite scary and it remains a favorite film of mine), and plenty of other monster-oriented flicks.  Oh, and I think I was kind of traumatized by a transformation scene from The Beast Within when I caught part of it late at night.

More recently I thought In the Mouth of Madness had some freaky stuff, and Carnival of Souls was pretty spooky.  The Ring freaked me out, too, although it doesn't hold up quite as well on repeat viewings.

[The Dungeonmaster]

Looking back, I think there was only one thing that freaked me out when I was a kid. It was the monster in Watchers 3.

Now, all I did when I was little was watch horror movies so I have no idea why this one in particular freaked me out so much. Viewing the film now, I especially don't understand it because it's pretty tame compared to most of what I would watch. I mean, I thought Chucky was awesome at 9 so why did the short snippets of that dumb green monster make me hide? I have no idea. Once, I stayed the night at a friends house and I couldn't sleep because I was terrified of that monster. Everyone in the house went to sleep and I ran out into the street and ran home at 3 am because I was scared. Haha, what a pus I was.

That, and the introduction (scenes from the future-war) to Terminator 2 used to scare me as well. It was my favorite movie, and still is, but I would hide in the bathroom and listen through the walls until the intro was over every time I watched it. Then I would safely return to the couch to watch Arnold be a bad ass.

[onagro]

When I was a kid, most movie monsters did not affect me.  I wanted to study Godzilla and keep an alien as a pet.  Yet, the stop-motion fishfrog-monsterman is piranha gave me nightmares!  Apparently, I would actually wake up my parents screaming "Fishfrog-monsterman, no!" in the middle of the night.  They used to use it as a cover if they didn't want to go somewhere or give me stuff.  Here's an example:
Me: I want a Galvitron action figure, Dad!
Dad: I'd like to get that one you, but fishfrog monsterthing was just touching them all.
Me: Ahhhhh!  Is he gone yet?

After watching the movie again recently, I wonder why I was so freaked out by it?  It was really pretty funny looking!

Also, try walking in on Sleepaway Camp's ending when your 4 years old.  Now that's terror!

[Allhallowsday]

...Also, try walking in on Sleepaway Camp's ending when your 4 years old.  Now that's terror!

You said it brother... or should I say sister?   

[LuckyLisp]

The Vietnam vet serial killer in 'Don't Answer The Phone'.

[Allhallowsday]

The Vietnam vet serial killer in 'Don't Answer The Phone'.

You reminded me of the Vietnam vet "Andy" in DEATHDREAM (1974 aka DEAD OF NIGHT).  Andy was really creepy.   


my favorite '70s Horror maybe...

[onagro]

...Also, try walking in on Sleepaway Camp's ending when your 4 years old.  Now that's terror!

You said it brother... or should I say sister?   

Nope, you had it right the first time.